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Trevor Hoffman told Barry M. Bloom of MLB.com that he has decided to retire.

"It's time to retire. It's time to move on," said Hoffman. "This is more of a self-evaluation. I expect to pitch at a certain level and I had to be honest with myself that I wasn't certain I could maintain that anymore." Hoffman, who turned 43 in October, posted a 5.89 ERA last season and wasn't going to find a chance to close in 2011. He'll accept a role in the Padres front office, instead. Mariano Rivera may pass him eventually, but Hoffman is the current all-time leader with 601 saves. He's ticketed for Cooperstown. Tue, Jan 11, 2011 04:59:00 PM

Trevor Hoffman told MLB.com's Adam McCalvy on Friday that he's still hoping to pitch in 2011 but that interest has been "sparse."

Hoffman finished with an ugly 5.89 ERA over 50 appearances for the Brewers in 2010. His numbers were strong over the last few months of the season, but he turned 43 in October and may be asking for a bit too much in the way of salary. He indicated to McCalvy that he might simply call it quits. "I haven’t really engaged in the continual workouts like I’ve done in previous years," said the all-time MLB saves leader, "and it’s been a little refreshing. I’m hoping it will bring clarity into the decision." Fri, Dec 24, 2010 01:51:00 PM

According to Buster Olney of ESPN.com, Trevor Hoffman continues to indicate to teams that he wants to be a closer.

Hoffman, 43, had some interest in joining the Diamondbacks earlier this offseason, but that option is off the board now that the club has signed J.J. Putz. With an abundance of relievers still available and only so many closer jobs to go around, we may have seen the last of the all-time saves leader. Wed, Dec 15, 2010 09:16:00 AM

The Brewers and Trevor Hoffman have an agreement that the veteran will decline the club's arbitration offer.

This makes sense. Now, if Hoffman signs elsewhere, the Brewers will get a sandwich pick. The 43-year-old is unlikely to return to Milwaukee after posting a 5.89 ERA in 50 appearances this past season. Tue, Nov 23, 2010 07:41:00 PM

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Jonathan Lucroy received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right hamstring on Tuesday.

Lucroy said the official diagnosis was a partially torn hamstring tendon, but the Brewers are calling it a mild strain. Either way, the belief is that he'll miss 4-6 weeks, which still gives him enough time to be ready for Opening Day. "The cool thing about it is I can hit and throw and catch and not feel anything," said Lucroy. "But when I start running, I feel it. It's not that big of a deal. These things usually heal on their own. So, we gave it a little incentive to heal with the PRP insertion. It is what it is. There's no reason to panic."

While the Brewers are limiting his extra hitting during the early part of spring training, there are no extra limitations on Ryan Braun (thumb).

This jibes well with the reports that have been received throughout the offseason that Braun is back to 100 percent and that his thumb shouldn't be an issue moving forward. The 31-year-old is looking to rebound from a disappointing 2014 season where he slashed just .266/.324/.453 with 19 homers and 81 RBI in 135 games.

Jim Henderson (shoulder) threw live batting practice on Sunday for the first time since undergoing surgery in August to repair his right labrum and rotator cuff.

The veteran right-hander said he felt good after the session, though his command wasn't where he wanted it to be. The next step could be for Henderson to get into game action at some point next week, and barring any setbacks he appears to be on track for the start of the regular season.